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A Deuterocanonical story of one widow's courage saving her city.

Judith belongs to the Deuterocanonical books recognized by the Catholic Church as part of the Old Testament, telling of a foreign army's siege against the Israelite town of Bethulia. The devout widow Judith ventures alone into the enemy camp, wins the trust of the general Holofernes, and beheads him while he sleeps, breaking the siege. Read it from Judith chapter 1.

Judith is one of the Deuterocanonical books accepted by the Catholic Church as part of the Old Testament canon. Set during a foreign siege of the Israelite town of Bethulia, it tells of the devout widow Judith, who ventures into the enemy camp, wins the trust of the general Holofernes, and beheads him while he sleeps, routing his army and saving her people. The narrative celebrates courage, piety, and trust in God's deliverance, told through one of the Bible's most striking female protagonists. Read Judith online here, verse by verse.

Told through one of scripture's most striking female protagonists, the narrative celebrates courage, piety, and trust in divine deliverance over military strength. It sits well alongside other Old Testament stories of unlikely deliverers, such as <a href="/bible/drc/joshua">Joshua</a> and <a href="/bible/drc/1-samuel">1 Samuel</a>.